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<h4><a name = "tag_000_005_143">&nbsp;</a>NAME</h4><blockquote>
fnmatch.h - filename-matching types
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_005_144">&nbsp;</a>SYNOPSIS</h4><blockquote>
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#include &lt;fnmatch.h&gt;
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</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_005_145">&nbsp;</a>DESCRIPTION</h4><blockquote>
The
<i>&lt;fnmatch.h&gt;</i>
header defines the flags and return value used by the
<i><a href="fnmatch.html">fnmatch()</a></i>
function.
The following constants are defined:
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<dt>FNM_NOMATCH<dd>
The string does not match the specified pattern.

<dt>FNM_PATHNAME<dd>
Slash in
<i>string</i>
only matches slash in
<i>pattern</i>.

<dt>FNM_PERIOD<dd>
Leading period in
<i>string</i>
must be exactly matched by period in
<i>pattern</i>.

<dt>FNM_NOESCAPE<dd>
Disable backslash escaping.

<dt>FNM_NOSYS<dd>
The implementation does not support this function.

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The following is declared as a function and may also be declared as a macro.
Function prototypes must be provided for use with an ISO C
compiler.
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int <a href="fnmatch.html">fnmatch</a>(const char *, const char *, int);
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</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_005_146">&nbsp;</a>APPLICATION USAGE</h4><blockquote>
None.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_005_147">&nbsp;</a>FUTURE DIRECTIONS</h4><blockquote>
None.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_005_148">&nbsp;</a>SEE ALSO</h4><blockquote>
<i><a href="fnmatch.html">fnmatch()</a></i>,
the <b>XCU</b> specification.
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